I work in Stocksbridge, and live fairly close.
It’s a small town, and it behaves like one. Two good butchers. No good pubs. Everyone knows everyone. The new retail identikit thing will likely tear the arse out of the high street. Things aren’t looking good for the already diminished steelworks. On paper the bus links to and from Sheffield are great. In practise it’s a soul destroying process. If a rail link happens before 2020 I’ll eat this post. If you drive into Sheffield at morning rush hour, be prepared to queue a lot. I’ve known traffic back up as far as Oughtibridge. It’s rare, but it can happen.
Cheap for a reason.
But it’s about priorities, innit. Wharncliffe is on your doorstep, Cut Gate is a few minutes up the Transpennine Trail, a National hill climb course starts right in the centre, you’re surrounded by great road cycling country…